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Plot:
Susan Trinder (Sally Hawkins) has been brought up in a house of thieves in London. She gets sucked into a plot by a family friend. She becomes Maud Lilly's (Elain Cassidy) maid so as to get her to mar...( read more 
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MCT:August 15, 2008Wow! Where to start?
This BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters' third novel is one of my all-time favorite movies! I'm not to big on fiction novels, but I've already ordered the book and can't wait to begin reading it! That's how much I love this story!! lol
I put off watching this three hour long (2 part series) film for about a year and half. It simply did not look that interesting...BOY WAS I SO WRONG!
I became immediately immersed into the rich and suspenseful plot...utterly enthralled! The lesbian subplot was just icing on the cake! lol The twists and turns it takes leaves you hangin' on the edge of your seat. The story just flows so beautifully and you'll be wondering where the time went.
The actors are just simply superb! Sally Hawkins (Sue) and Elaine Cassidy (Maud) have such great onscreen chemistry they steam up your television set. The emotions...the desperation...the struggle each of them feel is expressed seemingly effortless by these wonderfully talented actresses. Rupert Evans plays such a good bad guy as Gentlemen and Imelda Staunton gives yet another fantastic performance as Mrs. Sucksby.
This is a must see for any film buff!
5/5 stars from me! There are only four other films I have given that same rating too. This is truly a masterpiece! -
MCT:July 18, 2008
Finally I saw the second part too and now have wathed this again on DVD, I just... can't get over how BRILLIANT this plot is!!
Personally I don't care for the red herd with the lesbian love story but everything and everyone around it! The whole idea of petty thieves, the evil plan with one of the most charmingly twisted crooks I know (Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers) taking part in it and the whole background story of Sue and Maud... Brilliant!! Fascinating! And this movie chose the Perfect actors for each role and the atmosphare... Ah, looove this movie! Everyone should watch this!
I'm so in love with the evil plan's twisted brilliancy Gentleman's character and the hilarious marriage of him and maud that i can't explain quite convinsingly just why this movie is so, *so* awesome and for everyone to enjoy. -
MCT:July 12, 2008
I would have liked to see this on the big screen at my multiplex
I am so in love with this movie, the plot, love scenes, actors, etc etc etc
love this movie!!!!! -
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MCT:June 16, 2008
The twist of telling the story from two different viewpoints works so well here. This movie was surprisingly powerful and engaging.
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MCT:April 8, 2008How could ANYONE sit with a straight face with a producer and name a movie about lesbian love "Fingersmith?" This has GOT to be a joke and this pun HAD to be intended. You can't make this crap up. LOL!!!!
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MCT:March 25, 2008
i didn't expect a movie with such a strong story and flow. and twist! the brilliant thing about this movie is that even with watching only the first part, you can already get your ending.... and it expands even more.
i'm just in love with Elaine Cassidy right now, she's gorgeous in this film! :) a very much recommended -
MCT:February 18, 2008
it is O.O amazing! and not just because it tell us about two women xD in love before some feminist cause, but because O.O it was really well constructed on something no one was expecting! cool.
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MCT:December 14, 2007
i know.. but damn i like it. ( And it's not because of the hot lesbian sex, honest! it really is a great movie.)
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MCT:September 15, 2007
This was really an interesting film about love between two women and deceit. It had few unexpected twists.
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MCT:July 13, 2007
Great plot twists and wonderful surprise ending. Very long and drawn out though - try to watch in one hour segments as was intended.
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MCT:July 6, 2007
o yes , this is a sleeper, this was a great gay movie for women in the old days, so romantic and with a good story line must see
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MCT:July 1, 2007
The story is good. The twist in the story is nicely done and sometime it is so nicely done that I get confuse between fake and truth. I highly recommend anyone to watch this film. It is like the prey become the predator situation. Must watch..
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MCT:June 27, 2007
Set in the Victorian era tells the tale of Susan Trinder a petty thief who lives in London,drawn in to a plot by a friend to make herself some easy money,she agrees to become a maid to Maud Lily,the plan is to encorage her to marry Mr Richard Rivers(the family friend)so they can inherit her £40.000 fortune.
The plan seems to be working that is until Susan falls in love with Maud.
A twisted plot of love ,betrayal,told in 2 perspectives the first Susans story,,and the ending through Maud's eye's,must say i got totally drawn in after the first half of the movie,great performances,a true tale of love. -
MCT:June 13, 2007
A slow-moving tale of multiple treacheries set in Victorian England, it's an well-done movie but not for those who like their films fast-paced.
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MCT:June 11, 2007
No words can describe this movie. It simply touches the soul. I did not know the back story on it so I needed to let it unfold before me on DVD. It had many twists and turns but still kept the story fresh and exciting. The acting by Elaine Cassidy was in a word Brilliant as well as Sally Hawkins. The storyline is rich with plausible occurrences as well as fresh ideas from the present.
I LOVED every minute of it. -
MCT:May 31, 2007
One of the most beautifully romantic movies I have ever seen. I adore this movie. Having read the book I was a little unsure but the emotion is all still there through the hope, love and betrayl.
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MCT:April 24, 2007
Gripping and wonderfully plotted. Fantastic and convincing performances especially from Elaine Cassidy and Sally Hawkins. Wish I could erase my memory of it just to watch it or read it again without knowing the turns.
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MCT:April 17, 2007
This is one of my favourite movies. It's engaging and the characters are well developed. The acting is wonderful. Imelda Staunton shines as Mrs. Sucksby and Sally Hawkins and Elaine Cassidy have great chemistry.
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